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Evaluating the Use of Criteria for Assessing Profession-Specific Communication Skills in Pharmacy
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Hyvarinen, Marja-Leena; Tanskanen, Paavo; Katajavuori, Nina; Isotalus, Pekka – Studies in Higher Education, 2012
One central task in higher education is to provide students with interpersonal communication competence in their profession. To achieve this, specialised training, based on an understanding of disciplinary communication practices and appropriate assessment methods, is needed. However, there is a lack of reliable assessment instruments which are…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Criteria, Teaching Methods
Communication as a Focus in the Continuing Education of Pharmacists.
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Morrow, Norman C.; Hargie, Owen D. W. – Studies in Higher Education, 1986
The need for emphasis on development of interpersonal communication skills in continuing education for pharmacists is discussed, a training course in Northern Ireland is described, and the potential for similar curricula in other professions is assessed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Design, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
The Design of Laboratory Classwork: A Programme in Physiology and Pharmacology for Medical Students in Nottingham.
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Short, A. H.; Tomlinson, D. R. – Studies in Higher Education, 1979
A series of laboratory classes in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at Nottingham University are examined including the place of the laboratories within the medical school, the influences promoting changes during the eight years since their inception, and the effects of assessment. Possible criteria for evaluation are described. (JMF)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Staff and Peer-Group Assessment of Oral Communication Skills.
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Hughes, I. E.; Large, B. J. – Studies in Higher Education, 1993
A study investigated the consistency of faculty and peer evaluations of the oral communication skills of 44 fourth-year pharmacology students. Substantial agreement between faculty and students was found. Peer evaluations were independent of their own communication skills. In addition, a significant correlation between oral and written…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Models of Professional Preparation: Pharmacy, Nursing and Teacher Education.
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Barnett, R. A.; And Others – Studies in Higher Education, 1987
A study of faculty attitudes and interests and students' learning experience in school and in three professional fields found different relationships between academics and the corresponding professionals and contrasting patterns of student development. A general professional education model is proposed. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Interprofessional Relationship, Models
The Learning Professions.
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Becher, Tony – Studies in Higher Education, 1996
This interim report analyzed attitudes of 69 practicing professionals (doctors, pharmacists, lawyers, accountants, architects, and engineers) toward professional continuing education in the United Kingdom, particularly as it becomes institutionalized. The study identified some characteristic approaches to coping with unfamiliar demands and…
Descriptors: Accounting, Architectural Education, College Role, Educational Needs